MEXICAN
COINS & CURRENCY

ATTRACTIVE
MEXICAN REVOLUTION BANKNOTE

In December 1914 Mexican President Carranza and his government was
forced to flee Mexico City due to the approaching forces of Pancho
Villa and Emiliano Zapata. He reestablished his government in
Veracruz and issued banknotes that were the same design as those he had
issued in Mexico City except they bore the legend "VERACRUZ, FEBERO 5
DE 1915". The front of the note features the Eagle and Snake on a
island in Lake Texcoco with the Iztaccihuatl (Ixtaccíhuatl) and
Popocatepetl volcanoes in the background. To the left is
Liberty seated holding an olive branch and shield. The back
of the note features two Mexican silver Pesos.

Item
PM-MX-VC1P MEXICO 1 PESO NOTE VERACRUZ 1915
PS1101 Fine $6.00

ATTRACTIVE OLD
MEXICAN SILVER
COINS

This
two coin set features the silver 50 Centavos and 1 Peso of Mexico
dating 1920 to 1945. Both coins have a similar
design. One side features the Mexican eagle on a cactus
eating a snake. The numerals "0.7 20", indicating the silver
content of the coin (.720 fine silver) is on either side of the head of
the eagle. The other side has the denomination within a
wreath and a rayed liberty cap above. The 50 Centavos is 27mm
in diameter and contains .1929 troy ounces of silver. The
Peso is 34mm and contains .3857 troy ounces of silver. The
coins grade Very Fine or better. It is an attractive old set
of silver coins.

ATTRACTIVE OLD
UNCIRCULATED
MEXICAN SILVER PESO

This
silver Peso was the workhorse of the Mexican economy from 1920
until 1945. It was during this period that Mexico recovered
from the upheavals of the Mexican Revolution and went on to establish
new political and economic institutions. One side features the Mexican
eagle on a cactus eating a snake. The numerals “0.7 20”,
indicating the silver content of the coin (.720 fine silver) is on
either side of the head of the eagle. The other side has the
denomination within a wreath and a rayed liberty cap
above. The 34mm and contains .3857 troy ounces of
silver.

Item
MX-1P455-32 MEXICO 1 PESO 1932 KM455 UNC. $16.50

Item
MX-1P455-43 MEXICO 1 PESO 1943 KM455 UNC. $16.50

UNCIRCULATED
WORLD WAR II COINS OF MEXICO

World War II was a time of prosperity
for Mexico. Its minerals were much in demand for the war
effort. Many Mexicans went to the north to work in
agriculture to cover for the shortage farm labor in the United
States. These Uncirculated bronze 5 Centavos are
dated 1944 and 1945, during the height of Mexico’s
prosperity. The 25.5mm bronze coins depict Josefa Ortiz De
Dominguez, one of the hero’s of Mexico’s War of Independence.
Behind her head is the Mexico City mintmark. The other side
features Mexico’s national emblem of an eagle on a cactus eating
a snake. It is an attractive coin that is quite reasonably
priced considering it is over 70 years old and still in it’s original
mint condition.

1950's MEXICAN
SILVER COIN SET

In
1950 Mexico introduced three new silver coins: a 1 Peso, 50 Centavos
and 25 Centavos. The coins were struck in .300 fine silver.
Unlike the previous Mexican silver coin, the coins do not display their
weight and fineness, possibly because they had such a low silver
content. The 1 Peso features Morelos, one of the leaders of
the Mexican War of Independence. It was struck only for a
single year: 1950. The coin 32mm coin contains .1286 troy
ounces of silver. The 50 Centavo depicted the last Aztec
Emperor: Cuauhtemoc. The 26mm coin contains .064 troy ounces
of silver. It was struck only two years, 1950 and
1951. The 25 Centavos was re-introduced for the first time
since 1892. The design was based on that of the 19th Century
25 Centavos, featuring the “balance of justice”. The 21.5mm
coin contained .032 troy ounces of silver. It was issued only four
years from 1950 to 1953. The reverse of the coins feature the
Mexican Eagle eating a snake on the obverse.

SCARCE &
ATTRACTIVE 1952 UNCIRCULATED MEXICAN COIN SET

This
Uncirculated set of three 1952 Mexican coins is both and attractive,
and we can offer it at a very good price. Included is the
scarce bronze 20 Centavos. With a mintage of less than 6.6
million, it is the lowest mintage of its series. It features the
Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan. A liberty cap is above the pyramid.
The bronze 5 Centavos depicts Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez who was a
supporter of Mexican independence from Spain and who helped the leaders
of the independence movement elude capture. It also has one
of the lowest mintages in its series. The brass 1 Centavo
features three oat sprigs. The coins are Brilliant
Uncirculated, however may have minor carbon spots. The set
catalogs for $47.35 in BU, $34.90 in Uncirculated. Our price
is MUCH less.

Item
MX-SET52 MEXICO 1, 5 & 20 CENTAVOS
1952 UNC. $15.00

ATTRACTIVE OLD
MEXICAN COIN SET

This
attractive six coin set from Mexico includes the following coins dating
from 1959 to 1965: The 25mm copper-nickel 50 Centavos pictures
Cuauhtemoc, the last emperor of the Aztec Empire. The 23mm
copper-nickel 25 Centavos is dated 1964. The coin depicts
Francisco Madero who served as President of Mexico from 1911 until he
was assassinated in 1913. The Pyramid of the Sun at
Teotihuacan is on the 28.5mm bronze 20 Centavos. The 23.5mm bronze 10
Centavos depicts Benito Juarez. Juarez served five terms as President
of Mexico between 1858 and 1872. He helped overthrow the
French sponsored Empire of Maximilian and restore the Republic of
Mexico. With a height of only 4 feet 6 inches (1.37m.) his
was one of the shortest presidents in the world. Josefa Ortiz
De Dominguez is depicted on the 20.4mm brass 5 Centavos. She
assisted in Mexico’s War of Independence. The 15mm brass 1
Centavos features three oat sprigs. The obverse of all six
coins depict Mexico’s national emblem of an eagle eating a
snake. The coins are Uncirculated from original mint bags,
however some coins may be a bit toned or spotted, so we call them
AU-UNC.

MEXICO HONORS DISASTER RESPONSE
WITH BI-METALLIC

Mexico
recently issued this circulating commemorative 2016 dated 20 Pesos to
honor the 50th anniversary of PLAN DN-III-E. PLAN DN-III-E is
the disaster response arm of the Mexican Armed Forces. It is
a name only a bureaucrat could love. The coin features what
appears to be a tombstone with the legend "50 ANOS PLAN DN-III-E" and
the logos of the Mexican Army and Mexican Air Force (which features a
fighter jet). The Mexican national emblem of an eagle on a cactus
eating a snake is on the obverse. The 32mm bi-metallic coin
has a copper-nickel center in an aluminum bronze ring. It is
a timely coin considering all the recent disasters Mexico has been
facing in which PLAN-DN-III-E has been deployed.

Item
MX-20P-PLAN MEXICO 20
PESOS 2016 PLAN DN-III-E UNC.
$6.00

2017 MEXICAN 1
OUNCE
SILVER LIBERTAD

This
attractive 2017 Mexican silver Libertad contains 1 troy ounce of .999
fine silver. On one side of the coin is the Victory Angel
that is on the top of the Mexican Independence monument in Mexico
City. The gold plated statue is 22 feet (6.7
meters) high and weighs 7 tons (6350 kg.). The other side
depicts the historical arms of Mexico, with the current arms in the
center. It is interesting to see the progression of the
design over time. The coin is 40mm in diameter and is
Brilliant Uncirculated.